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Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They’re Not Keeping It Secret [New York Times]

The New York Times investigates how apps on your mobile phones keep track of where you go and how long you stay. One company even uses location-based information to send targeted advertisements for personal-injury lawyers to people who visit emergency rooms.

Commercial spacecraft hits air travel, hard [Washington Post]

When the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched from Florida this year, flights on the eastern seaboard were diverted, some drastically, to create a safety zone along the rocket's trajectory. As commercial space flight leads to more frequent launches, the aviation industry and space-faring corporations may have to meet somewhere in the middle.

Lyft testing scooter market in Texas [Austin American-Statesman]

Austin is the fifth market where rideshare giant Lyft is offering "e-scooters" to the public. The service competes with other scooter companies like Bird and Lime, both of which are already available in Oklahoma City.

Self-driving shuttles hit the road in Ohio [Columbus Dispatch]

Known as Smart Circuit, the autonomous shuttle offers free travel along a four-stop route in Columbus. Reporter Megan Henry notes that DriveOhio, the state agency researching autonomous vehicles, expects to announce more self-driving and autonomous systems over the next few years. Oklahoma transportation officials are currently developing policies for how the state will introduce driverless cars and trucks; a task force is set to meet next month.

Dale Denwalt has closely followed state policy and politics since his first internship as an Oklahoma Capitol reporter in 2006.
He graduated from Northeastern State University in his hometown of Tahlequah. Denwalt worked as a news reporter in...
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